NEA 2 – Nautisme Espace Atlantique Jan 2009 – Jan 2012 Sustainable development of marine leisure in the European Atlantic space Alexandra Lake NEA 2 Project Manager Projects Consultancy Cornwall Development Company

Aims of the day l Awareness of the project l Networking l Alignment of efforts in the sector l Set the scene for joint working l Opportunity for resource sharing l Build sustainability within the sector l … ?

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The NEA 2 project follows on from NEA 1 l NEA1 had 11 partners from Wales, Ireland, Cornwall, Britanny, Galicia and Northern Portugal. l The project focused on watersports tourism with the main focus in Cornwall on running the Interceltic Watersports Festival which ran for a week in August l The NEA 1 project found that in a combined 30,000km of coastline, the Atlantic Area regions have: l An estimated 2.5 million people engaged in marine activities l Over 100 million tourists per year are attracted to the whole area

NEA 2: Aims and Objectives l With the new focus of the EU Commission on growth and jobs, NEA 2 has a harder economic/environmental focus than NEA 1. l The project builds on the raised profile of marine leisure in the Atlantic Area. l It aims to foster marine leisure business innovation, build skills, improve environmental credentials and include the socially excluded in the Marine Leisure Industry in the Atlantic Area.

NEA 2: Four Strands in the NEA2 Project l Economic development of the marine leisure industry l Environmental awareness and protection in the marine leisure industry l Social inclusion in the marine leisure industry l Project management, communication and support for the project showcase: The Atlantic Area Watersports Games

NEA 2: Management and Delivery Structure COORDINATION of all 23 PARTNERS LEAD PARTNER CR BRETAGNE COORDINATOR ENVIRONMENT (N PORTUGAL) COORDINATOR ECONOMY (CORNWALL) COORDINATOR SOCIAL (FINISTERE) Coordinator Région 1 Local contractors Local contractors Local contractors Coordinator Cornwall Dev Company (CDC) COAST and CDC CMN and CDC CMN and CDC Coordinator Région 23 REGIONAL PARTNER 1 REGIONAL PARTNER 16 Cornwall Council REGIONAL PARTNER 23 Etc …

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